Arizona football: Wildcats ranked 22nd in preseason coaches poll, picked to finish 4th in the Pac-12 South

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The preseason coaches poll was released today, and the Arizona Wildcats check in at No. 22 in the country. There are a total of six Pac-12 schools in the top 25, with Arizona being the lowest-ranked of the six.

RANK	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	1ST PLACE VOTES	PREV	CHANGE	HI/LOW
1	Ohio State	14-1	1598	62	NR		–
2	TCU	12-1	1487	1	NR		–
3	Alabama	12-2	1452	1	NR		–
4	Baylor	11-2	1365		NR		–
5	Oregon	13-2	1260		NR		–
6	Michigan State	11-2	1230		NR		–
7	Auburn	8-5	1103		NR		–
8	Florida State	13-1	1057		NR		–
9	Georgia	10-3	1026		NR		–
10	USC	9-4	1014		NR		–
11	Notre Dame	8-5	883		NR		–
12	Clemson	10-3	838		NR		–
13	LSU	8-5	727		NR		–
14	UCLA	10-3	697		NR		–
15	Ole Miss	9-4	668		NR		–
16	Arizona State	10-3	577		NR		–
17	Georgia Tech	11-3	573		NR		–
18	Wisconsin	11-3	470		NR		–
19	Oklahoma	8-5	407		NR		–
20	Arkansas	7-6	377		NR		–
21	Stanford	8-5	365		NR		–
22	Arizona	10-4	299		NR		–
23	Missouri	11-3	229		NR		–
24	Boise State	12-2	190		NR		–
25	Tennessee	7-6	166		NR		–

It's a bit of a surprise to see the Pac-12 South Champs fall outside the top 20, especially when you see Stanford ranked one spot ahead of the Wildcats. Arizona brings back six starters on offense, and six starters on defense. Of those 12 returning include Anu Solomon, Nick Wilson, Cayleb Jones, Samajie Grant, Jacob Alsadek, William Parks, Reggie Gilbert, and of course, Scooby Wright III.

Arizona was also selected to finish fourth in the Pac-12 South by the media, behind USC, UCLA and Arizona State, with USC beating Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship Game. Surprisingly, the media has Arizona with 155 total points, and California with 179 points.

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